Question reference: S6W-00476
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 3 June 2021
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 June 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what reassurances it can provide to parents and carers regarding the risk of COVID-19 to young children, in light of comments by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care during a radio interview on 2 June 2021 that travelling from a Level 2 area to a Level 1 area to visit a soft play centre “could lead to hospitalisation of children”.
Answer
Preliminary data indicates that in the Delta wave we are seeing a cohort of younger adults in hospital with Covid.
We do not recommend travelling to another area of Scotland to take part in an activity that is not permitted in your local protection level.
The risk of COVID-19 to young children remains low.